shellie beginner any help plz!

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Jack Dempsey
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I heard about shellies and i want to buy a 30gallon and keep them. I was thinkin 1 male to 5 females. I wld put 6 total in the tank 1 male 5 females. I dont knw alot about them. I want a rare kind too. Anyone got ideas. Like the name of a rare type i cld do more research on? I have got alot of help from Matt724. But i need some good sites for information and any ideas anyone has. Thnx for any help i get! Any help?:)
 
shellies are very monogomous. in 30 gallons you could still do 6,but i would suggest 3m 3f with broken lines of sight.
 
killarbb;3811324; said:
shellies are very monogomous. in 30 gallons you could still do 6,but i would suggest 3m 3f with broken lines of sight.
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wht do u mean by broken lines of sight and also y wld it be more beneficial to keep 3 m and 3 fm instead of a harmen for the m
 
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When I had mine I had a 5:1 female to male ratio. Broken line of sight means that they can't see each other from their own little "territory". This can be accomplished by placing rocks between territories. It will help with aggression.

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evojoey;3814162; said:
When I had mine I had a 5:1 female to male ratio. Broken line of sight means that they can't see each other from their own little "territory". This can be accomplished by placing rocks between territories. It will help with aggression.

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so do u want me to stack up rock walls? so the male can swim over them?
 
neolamprologus multifasciatus is wht i decided on and i plan on havin tons of snail shells on the bottom. And then imma breed them ill sell some to my lfs. And ill use some as feed to my oscars. And ill have 3 males 3 females. And also ill feed them crushed cichlid flake food(when there is young). But idk wht to feed adults...Any ideas?
 
i feed mine cichlid flakes and some good quality soft krill pellets. these cichilds do require some protein in their diet
 
killarbb;3814311; said:
i feed mine cichlid flakes and some good quality soft krill pellets. these cichilds do require some protein in their diet
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wht about cichlid pellets? and wht wld be a good protein?
 
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